Rescuing a premature baby flying-fox on the ground; this is Fennex

I got called today for a microbat rescue in a park quite local to me; the information I was given said the bat was as small as a leaf, but since leaves come in all sizes I was sceptical; the MOP was unable to help me, just saying the bat was tiny, the size of a leaf, and not making any noise.
If I'd asked for a photo to begin with I'd have at least known it was a baby flying-fox.
I walked past him at lest twice, but to be fair I was searching at the base of the trees (as per the info on our rescue app) not near the footpath, and there was a lot of the bark chip substrate to cover, looking for a little guy the size of a leaf.
I thought he was dead, but he's just cold, premature, nearly furless with just a little head fuzz; he's obviously newborn with a fresh umbilical cord and only one eyelid starting to unzip. .
I brought him home, hoping he's able to survive his traumatic start to life.
I always feel that there must be something more that I can do for these traumatised little ones; I think I should be checking them in the incubator every 5 minutes; cuddling them, or carrying them around so they feel loved, but the truth is that none of these things is the right thing to do; the very compromised little ones need quiet and calm, not a culture shock and a noisy human who won't leave them alone to let their adrenaline settle and reduce the stress on their body; they also need greater warmth than the human body can supply.
I could do was start him on antibiotics, give him the tiniest dose of analgesia since he'd obviously fallen off his mum and suffered physical trauma, fluids under his skin and to warm him up in the incubator.
I don't know how he's going to go but I don't think he has a high chance of survival. He's not holding his body heat, but maybe the antibiotics might help with that (infections or septicaemia seem to drop their body temperature rapidly).
I don't even know if it's the right thing to do to try to keep him alive; he seems like he's bruised all over; he might have internal bleeding. In general, his condition is extremely tenuous.
I know you'll all be pulling for him, but don't get too invested because this one doesn't seem have much chance of a happy ending.
His name is a variant on phoenix, and I'm hoping he'll rise out of the ashes, so to speak and maybe be a survivor.
Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for our batties. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult).
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[@A.L.Gardner]

It's a miracle he's still alive. Maybe one more miracle will see him live up to his name. Fingers crossed, everything crossed...

[@lesal.1373]

Sending strength and love to Fennex. Fingers crossed! 🤞💜

[@1leadvocal]

So tiny, so well camouflaged, I'd be scared to death I'd step on him. I'm so glad your sharp eyes caught him.

[@Megabattie]

He was lucky someone saw him and reported the need for rescue

[@janetsanders5356]

Thank you sooo much whatever the result ends up being. 💖 Fenix 💖

[@nataliakhomenko5325]

Thank you, wonderful person, for caring about living beings

[@Megabattie]

Apparently I'm exclusive to bats and birds; for humans I have less compassion

[@shannonnakashima7714]

@@Megabattie you’re not alone!!

[@absyntheew7075]

Oh Meg, Thank you for rescuing him!

[@koppsr]

When life doesn't just start with a slap to the butt , but a kick to the... Poor little sweetheart, I'll keep all fingers crossed for him! ❤🦇❤🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏

[@kayleen9110]

Prayers❤

[@EagleSoul]

Thank you Meg for rescuing him. Hoping he gets healthy and strong under your care. Cheers from 🇺🇾

[@Megabattie]

It's highly unlikely

[@stormseeker4freedom]

Praying for a miracle...he could have died but he waited for you Meg. Come on baby! You can do this! ❤❤❤❤

[@jd-dowlen]

😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@georgia19801]

Oh poor little mite. Let’s hope a miracle happens and he survives. He’s in the best hands with you Meg.

[@PaulG.x]

Poor little Fennex bat has a long road ahead Lots of hidy holes in those fig tree roots

[@PK-oy4fe]

It's a miracle you found him Meg! I wishing for a miracle recovery for him.😇❤️🖤🦇🖤❤️

[@archiemustachie3693]

Rough start little Fennex, but you've got expert hands caring for you now. I hope you make it 🤞

[@davecurran7294]

As usual we see this wonderful woman doing her thing , thank you from your Canadian friend . 🇨🇦😊👍

[@Megabattie]

thanks Dave

[@marionbowler5440]

Beautiful baby, here's hoping Meg 🤞🇨🇦🦇🍁💖

[@StopProject2025]

Poor little one. Sending positive healing energy to you both. ❤

[@sonialignani]

I hope he will make it, poor baby, his life didn' start well ❤❤

[@wendyzuckerman553]

Thanks for your good work, Meg, as always.

[@ONEFATE9]

One can only hope that little Fennix pulls through. Let's pray for a miracle, folks!

[@Lisa-eu9fy]

Please survive darlin boy!!! Everything is crossed for you!!!♥️🦇♥️🦇♥️

[@nivermore14]

Poor little baby. Hopefully he’ll pull through this ordeal 😢❤️🦇

[@stephgreen3070]

My heart melts when you talk so reassuringly to these little babies, Meg. What a scavenger hunt this one was. Another wonderful rescue. Let’s see if he can fight through and make it. Best wishes to little Fennec and you, too, Meg. Thank you for all your hard work on the bats’ behalf.

[@KACn5582]

Even a little hope is better than none (I tell myself).

[@Megabattie]

Lately I think it's better to have no hope and be surprised

[@Ladylibidex]

A needle in a haystack. You’re a true hero! ❤

[@tristamiller3461]

Even if they don’t make it sometimes at least they pass away feeling warm and swaddled and enjoying the comforts of their pacifier

[@tracyjacoby2382]

My heart sank then warmed up knowing this precious soul was found alive!💕 I am keeping only positive hope and I feel better knowing Fennex is with you Meg.😳🦇💓

[@lindam2090]

Poor little booger... I already love him

[@Catherine-hf6zc]

Talk about a rough start! This little one has dibs on the most horrendous arrival story. Hope the warm snuggle/ meds brings him around.

[@judithwalker8682]

Ohhhhhh Little one , Marvelous Meg’s got you ! KEEP FIGHTING 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@carmelurbanoviezurbanoviez7437]

You’re still alive sweetheart 😢❤❤❤

[@pogostix6097]

Oh, he's so small... poor little thing...

[@mellie4174]

Oh what a darling little sweetie pie. I hope he makes it! It would be a Christmas Miracle

[@lymangreen5020]

Amazing that you could find the little guy!! Here’s hoping for a positive outcome!! Go Meg!!

[@wordreet]

We knew you'd find him because of the thumbnail. Thankfully he's alive, for now. Fingers crossed for this tiny soul! ❤

[@residualkarma]

It is always uplifting to see how much you care❤

[@donnadixon289]

So sad, poor wee thing, what a cruel way to start life. I sure hope this is a successful rescue.

[@luvondarox]

Gosh, he's so little. I'm glad MoP saw him and that you were able to find him. Bark-colored babies among bark mulch is a prefect scavenger hunt nightmare. Even if the dear boy succumbs to the lullaby of the Big Sleep, thank you for keeping him warm, comfortable and away from the terror of predators. I'm hoping he pulls through (totally time for another Squeaky Bottle Baby, lol), but it's in his tiny little thumbs now.

[@graziaangelamagni7719]

I pray for him to live thank you so much

[@wildflower1397]

I'm hopeful, but either way he got some warmth and comfort instead of dying alone and cold on the bark.

[@Margaretodonovan]

We are rooting for you, fenex❤❤

[@dyanalayng5507]

Dear Meg, thank you for answering all the questions we would ask about warmth and so on. We trust your knowledge and experience wholeheartedly. Hoping and praying he pulls through, but of course, his mum’s system had a reason for the premature birth. Fingers crossed for this little guy. ❤️🦇🇨🇦

[@Megabattie]

I don't know what happened to his mum; she could have been dead in the tree above; rescue means you don't always have all the picture of what happened so you're just guessing on injuries and the circumstances leading up to it, which may impact survival adversely.

[@anje388]

Poor little guy. Glad he’s able to fall into safe hands

[@yomama8873]

Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🦇🦇🦇

[@bevakathedementedraccoon]

Fingers crossed

[@stanleykrasinski1119]

Do your best. We all know you will. It's in God's hands

[@judithburke1539]

Thank you for doing your best for this little guy, as is per usual. ❤

[@littleredflying-fox]

It's a miracle that no one stepped on wee little Fennex, or a cat or dog got him. He barely started life and I hope he pulls through. ❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️

[@Pbav8tor]

I hope the tiny baby survives. That precious facee!

[@lindayoung58]

Despite what outcome there may be...Meg you are a Champion. Admiration to you.

[@annew8365]

I always think I’d like to cuddle them and keep them with me. You make very good points, Meg, as to why that’s not the best idea. Thank you for explaining it so well. I hope little Fennex will be ok. ❤ You’re also teaching me how to give better directions - photos that include reference points (building, signs, etc) and using more standard measures (not leaves, which vary greatly in size). 😊

[@Megabattie]

It's hard to avoid over nurturing them. The first netting rescue I did was 2 bats (both male) at the top of a tree, (where I stupidly had worn a skirt because it was so hot and the guy was looking up my skirt when I was at the top of the ladder). I had to climb into the tree at the top because the ladder wasn't long enough. One guy was in the last stages of heat stress and was too flat to fight me, and the other guy was feisty and bit me twice. I took the flat boy to the local vet around the corner. She was a bit freaked out, but she agreed to euthanase by injecting the lethabarb into his belly; I thought it would be nice if I held him the entire time, because I hadn't seen an animal euthanased before and I needed to feel compassionate or not alone in this. It was about me, not the bat; now, if they're injected while they're awake, I just cover them and leave them while they drift off to sleep and death. I don't accompany them to the gate, I just inject and let them see me walking away. I think the last thing they need is a predator watching and holding them. Sometimes if it's just a horribly broken wing, I give them some juice or glucose or a grape or 2, so we're friends before they go off. The vets generally gas them first, but if they're really busy and using their anaesthetic machines, I take them out the back and just inject them while they're awake and hopefully trusting me. Then I walk away and leave them to their journey. I have new carers who learn the same lessons I do; I have carers who want to carry them around all the time, not realising if they're thinking of you as their actual mum, carrying them around means they'll scream their little hearts out if you take a night off. You set the boundaries when they come into care, give them a routine and expectation, and be consistent. It's not about you, it's about them and what will work for them. IF they love their bottle, you don't give them more because you think they're still hungry; you give them water so their belly is full and they're hydrated, but they don't get diarrhoea from too much milk. One carer proudly told me her baby took 50 mls (!!!!!) when it shouldn't have had more than 25 mls; she said: there was milk left in the bottle and it needed to be used up or thrown away, so I gave it to him, and he drank it all, greedy boy. And I kind of exploded and said: YOU'RE the adult in this relationship; if he wants to keep drinking and cuddling you, then give him water. One carer was the archetypal Greek mother who, if a kid likes something she give them more. Instead of water as hydration, she gave the baby apricot nectar; baby gained a huge amount of weight, all sugar calories, and didn't want the milk (which he needed for nutrition and growth and calcium). Develop a routine and expectations, then stick to it. If the bottle is finished, then it's finished. We calculate the feed volumes so they get the right amount of nutrition. If the baby squishes half the bottle out of its mouth, then I wait till they've guzzled, then start them on a new bottle at the end of feeding the others to supply them with the nutrition they actually need which they dribbled and squished out of their mouth during the first attempt. I had a few babies who were so desperate they guzzled and choked and snotted milk everywhere but once they'd had the first little bit and weren't ravenous, they settled down to a sensible and well sucked feed. I trained someone to assess and stabilise a microbat, but the first thing she did when I wasn't supervising was to feed it; arrrghhh. I had to write her a checklist so she did things in the right order and didn't feed them till they'd done a wee. Sometimes the need to nurture is overwhelming, but you have to pull back and look at it from another point of view - the animal's. With Fennex, I really felt anxious about him, knowing he was critical and knowing couldn't do anything more, but I felt like I should be a nurse and do observations every 15 minutes and write it on a chart, but the reality is that this will make zero difference to the outcome. We have no treatments and no drugs we can give to stop him dying in these circumstances, so bugging him and pestering him and waking him up is totally counterproductive. Fluids, glucose, warmth, analgesia, quiet, antibiotics... that's our arsenal.

[@Elly-fm3nx]

Praying for the best for little Fennex. Meg your diligence of finding this newborn was reassuring that a caring rehabilitation individual would search until they felt confident they gave it their all. And you found the little one! It was very camouflaged. 🦇💕🍼

[@Megabattie]

I thought it might have moved and climbed a tree, but the info given isn't always given clearly, and then our office staff interpret it and send it out to us, and it can be like Chinese Whispers. As a wildlife rescue I am quite good about giving landmarks now: I'd have said that it was immediately adjacent to the footpath that comes off at Glebe Point Road at Broadway, the only tree on the footpath edge, within half a metre of the footpath on the mulch. The call actually said it was at the base of a tree (it wasn't), 30 metres up from the bus stop; it kind of was, but that's a lot of bark to search, and I'm looking at the bases of the trees...

[@Elly-fm3nx]

@Megabattie I'm glad that the MOP called you, but it looked challenging to find. It's a good thing you know your landmarks as a guide. Fennex is so tiny and absolutely adorable. 🦇🍼👍💗

[@francesfarmer736]

I don’t have it in me to hope for the worst,,,,,I will only hope for the best…..I will TRY and save whatever I can and always have hope,,,,we don’t know how long he’s been on the ground either,,,,,cold and alone is a horrible fate for any life,,,,,but you found him despite wrong information, have to give credit to MOP for contacting you….if he dies he won’t be cold or alone…..Thankyou Meg 💙

[@Megabattie]

I give the MOP credit for noticing him and calling for rescue. Remember though that whatever the MOP said got filtered through the office staff; it can be like chinese whispers sometimes; if the MOP said under a tree, the office might interpret that as at the base of a tree; subtle difference. At the base of a tree tells me to search around the trunks of the tree; under a tree means I had to search the entire strip of mulch, because the trees overhung the entire strip. It would have been so easy if she said: enter park from the Glebe Pt Rd pedestrian crossing, turn left, go a few feet past the first tree on the left which is right on the footpath, and the baby is there looking like a piece of leaf litter. A photo or short video in context makes it so much easier. But either - I could have found the baby in 30 seconds if I had any of that info.

[@francesfarmer736]

I see your point,,,,information was filtered through others, so it wasn’t a clear cut message…….

[@Megabattie]

@@francesfarmer736 Sometimes the office staff inadvertently make it nearly impossible to find. The bat Sully; the staff looked at the info from the MOP and then googled the street and told me it was on the corner of x and y streets, at the park, however those streets don't actually meet; the MOP's phone had gone flat while she was out locally shopping, so I couldn't contact her. but finally I got to talk to her and te bat was about 500 metres away from the place pinpointed by the office staff. They do their best from vague information by the MOP, but they also sometimes don't help

[@estelitapolverari5376]

Awwww que pequenininho é tão indefeso ❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰

[@villiehaizlip7626]

Hope he makes it! Strong one to make it that long🦇❣️

[@kims.schinkel8212]

You're in great hands, little man.

[@wendyjones1429]

I sure hope this wee babe makes it💜🐾 Flying foxes are my favorite bat. Ive done a couple of carvings on them but need to work more on it (not satisfied yet😁) So thankful there are people like you out there. Thanks for doing what you can do🤩

[@Megabattie]

good luck with the carvings

[@GlitzyWitch]

Wow, i can't believe you foung him alive, he was so hard to spot and heaven knows how long he was there. Sending prayers, thank you for not giving up looking for him. I know its a stretch, but sending healing and love to the little wee one, hoping he makes it through with your loving care ❤❤❤

[@liviobabich952]

Quando la situazione è come racconti non riesco a guardare ... metto like e prego perché questa creaturina non soffra e magari ce la faccia, so che farai tuttomil possibile per aiutarlo. ❤🙏🦇🥰

[@heatherburrell]

Poor sweet little one, I'm surprised you found him! I really hope he survives, such a fragile baby. We're all hoping fir Fennex, thankyou for all the care and dedication you give to such tiny creatures ❤.

[@mariagonzalez5119]

OMG 😲 IT WAS LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK!! THANK GOODNESS YOU FOUND HIM AND ALIVE! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@denisebethany5691]

Hes still alive when you found him, hes a fighter, with your support, lets hope he keeps fighting.

[@alixakablackcat3739]

Hiya Meg yes its been awhile since I seen you and your rescues. But i always have faith in you. Fingers crossed for lil baby Fennex. Hope you're doing well my friend /|\(^. .^)/|\ 🥰🤗😊❤️🐈‍⬛

[@Megabattie]

Thanks Alix; I'm OK; have a good silly season

[@diannelavoie5385]

Teeny preemie has the deck stacked against him. But at least now he'll be getting some help.

[@thephantomspectator407]

Poor, darling little angel!🥺 The realist in me knows how steeply the odds are stacked against this little one surviving, but dammit, this is supposed to be the season for miracles; so I'm pouring all my hopes and good wishes into this tiny, shining soul pulling through!🙏🤞💖❗ But... Even if that isn't possible... At least it will be able to pass from this life warm, peacefully, and loved.💔

[@Megabattie]

Hi Phantom Little Fennex didn't make it (unsurprisingly); there is a subsequent video of this which is the video immediately after this uploaded the following day.

[@Ejhddbdhdjeie]

Before watching the video, I thought he was already dead, but he's still alive! he's such a strong baby. I hope he can be a survivor.🙏🤞

[@BTWimaMermaid]

I hope he doesn’t suffer, whether that means recovering, or passing peacefully. ❤

[@donstor1]

Yea, i get it but i can always hope and i will send prayers. Just from the pictures he did not look good at all but will be pulling for him just the same. You are doing all that you can and if he is ment to stay with us he will. Thank you for all that you do for these beautiful creatures.

[@atthebridge]

You're right to give him a chance.

[@Megabattie]

babies have a greater recuperative power than adults, so it's always worth giving them a chance

[@PetaHewitt]

Fennex is such a lovely name. It would be wonderful if he survives but at least he if dies he will be warm, hydrated with hopefully a full belly. And not cold, abandoned and covered in ants. I could not do what you do, dear Meg. I wouldn't have that strength to keep going after so many sad stories. I am grateful that you and other people like you can.

[@Megabattie]

I deal with it because that's how it is; the survivors buoy me up until the scales tip and there are more survivors than deaths again; it seems to be cyclical. I keep going because I want to rescue the next survivor, and with each rescue I assume it will be a survivor regardless of the signs.

[@AudreyLMcFarland]

Awe - I hope he makes it! We are rooting for you little one!

[@vancouverislandandthething3945]

You are a gift to the world. And to the sweets you rescue. 🦇🤎🦇

[@VermiciousKenid]

❤

[@francescavicentini7245]

Brava voi fortunatamente fate sempre le scelte giuste per i nostri amici ❤sono certa che il piccolo c è la fara

[@gsdalpha1358]

What a horribly sad way to come into the world! You're doing everything you can. If he's a little fighter, maybe he has a chance. Poor baby.

[@ninja1antelope]

Needle in the bark pile. Good eyes!

[@Megabattie]

I was looking for a bat though; the MOP saw the bat when she wasn't looking for it; that's good spotting.

[@JadeStrawberry]

I guess he was too tiny and weak to cling to mom. Being cautiously optimistic.

[@Megabattie]

I suspect mum died and he was born as she was dying; I hate it when I don't have all the pieces of the puzzle to figure out what happened.

[@kaseywolf8532]

Now that is persistence!

[@Megabattie]

I knew it was going to be a small bat, because MOP said size of a leaf, so it could be either microbat or baby FF. A micro would have been difficult to spot, but a baby FF would have been in big trouble if he it was on the ground. It shouldn't be so difficult to find bats in this day and age, with phones and GPS and photos as tools to locate bat. He was so easy to miss; I actually missed him twice during the search, not quite being close enough to see him. I set my brain to recognise anything dark against the bark background, but I still missed him.

[@tchambard]

💜

[@maralucia8874]

❤💖🥰criaturinha fofa

[@fastgurrrl]

Poor baby!!!!!!!!!!

[@daynashallenberger6256]

Thanks for that explanation of why it is better to leave the baby in the incubator as opposed to holding it. As a human (😂) I would assume cuddling like a newborn baby was best. Ive learned so much about bats from you🤩

[@Megabattie]

It's hard to figure out what is best to do, but we can't keep them warm enough and basically since we're predators we are scary to them which raises stress and cortisol levels and keeps the adrenaline flowing. Being alone and quiet and dark and safe allows them to de-stress and settle. I try to make what I do all about the bat, not about me. I try to look at it from the bat's point of view, not the anthropomorphic point of view and that's hard, because basically I'm human (who'd have thunk it?) and I'm hard wired to think like I do. I often wonder if I cause more stress to a dying bat by rescuing them and sticking needles into them and taking them to the vet to be euthanased, than just leaving them out under the sky to die as they expect, and possibly prefer as a more natural death.

[@theloveyourfacegal2773]

Little needle in a hay stack.

[@HurricaneBady]

Poor little thing, starting out life in such a horrible situation. I will be honest, i don't think the little guy has much chance of survival... but at least his last moments will be somewhere warm and safe.

[@Megabattie]

Hi HurricaneBady Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.

[@Megabattie]

I don't think he's got much of a survival chance either, as I wrote in the description under the video, but babies have great resilience and healing power so I have to give them every chance

[@childofcascadia]

One of my cats was csected out of his mother around 52 days of pregnancy (normal cat pregnancy is around 60 days). mom was a stray brought in after a run in with a car and not gonna make it, so we elected to do what we could to save her offspring He had 2 siblings who didnt make it. He was fed every 2 hours, kept on a gentle heat pad and with an air purifier going right next to him in the hopes his immature lungs and immune system wouldnt be too stressed. (We dont have anything as fancy as an nicu basinet in a vet clinic) He lived to be 17, although his vision wasnt quite as good as a normal cats. I think being born early kind of affected his eyes. Sometimes they surprise you. And my rule is "I dont give up until they do".

[@noddygirl]

It's a miracle you were able to find him. Talk about a needle in a haystack! While i absolutely appreciate the finders efforts, they definitely could have been a bit more specific with the location.

[@Megabattie]

To some people, what they say makes perfect sense to them. I'm just glad she called and was available to be more specific. I think a lot of people are overwhelmed by the need to describe a place in a park unless there is an obvious landmark; the amount of bark mulch was huge so she did her best. Remember too that our office staff filtered this information through their brains and out onto our rescue app, and that the difference between under a tree and at the base of a tree sounds little or even the same thing, but with trees that huge, it's monumental. At the base of a tree means near the trunk; under a tree could be anywhere under the canopy, which is the entire bark-mulched strip.

[@tesskater]

Amazing video, micro bats are so so special as are flying foxes ( all bats actually)

[@Megabattie]

Only this little guy is a flying-fox, you know?

[@tesskater]

@@Megabattieyes I saw it was a Roxie , poor little one couldn’t stay on its mother but wow..thanks for all your dedication…amazing work you do

[@Megabattie]

@@tesskater Roxie? It's a flying-fox

[@tesskater]

@@Megabattie sorry, my iPad autocorrected foxie, to Roxie ( as somebodies name!) I did not check my comment as I usually do… thanks for the time you put into helping animals

[@Megabattie]

@@tesskater I thought that may have been the issue.

[@-BubbityBubs-]

What type of trees are these with their roots all standing up? The little fellow doesn’t have to be cold anymore, and that is a HUGE thing, let’s be grateful for that success. Tomorrow’s a new day. You don’t need my advice, but I’m sending it. Good, good luck to you both.

[@cathrinewhite7629]

Meg do the vets have a colostrum mix for bat pups, those who didn't have the chance to get it from their mum like this one? 🙏🏼

[@Megabattie]

I have Impact (that's a colostrum replacer), and I also have Biolac with GOS (galacticoligosaccharides) which is like colostrum for the babies.

[@bari2883]

I can’t watch this it bothers me too much knowing the low chance of survival so I gave it a thumbs up to help the channel.

[@Megabattie]

I'm sorry it bothers you; I give info in the description which includes the outcome if I know it at the time of the upload. Fennex didn't make it, but I don't think he was suffering horribly; he just faded away.

[@JurajHynek]

Hopefully he made it, he looks so fragile and tiny

[@Megabattie]

No, he died overnight

[@JurajHynek]

@Megabattie so sad, baby squirrels seems to be stronger then Baties, but we so had loses 😢 too recently

[@Megabattie]

@@JurajHynek It really depends on the season and the area; at the moment everything is dying, but some seasons 90% survive. Premmies it's always 50/50 or maybe less, depending on their prematurity and what happened to it. Some years I rescue 80 - 90 pups in the season and have half a dozen deaths; some seasons I lose most of them; there have to be more factors at play that I don't know, but at the moment my options are few to investigate further.

[@surfer143]

🙏Always appreciate your professional candor Megabattie, it's good 'medicine'💚 🤞🦇❤️‍🩹🦇

[@Megabattie]

Hi Surfer; did I welcome you to the channel? Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.

[@surfer143]

@Megabattie Thank you Meg🦇💞

[@elkenieen3856]

Players ❤❤❤

[@estelitapolverari5376]

Conte-nos em outro vídeo como ele está! ❤

[@RoxanneSharbono-mb8ol]

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[@nataliakhomenko5325]

Commentaire en soutien à la chaîne : six mots pour l'algorithme.

[@Megabattie]

thanks

[@sharim]

If the baby battie falls off Mumbat, will she ever drop down to the ground to look for it?

[@Megabattie]

She won't pick them up from the ground but she will come down low and call to them, and if the baby will go and climb up the tree a bit mumbat will come down low enough for baby to climb on. Baby has to be able to climb and attach itself to her

[@sharim]

@ Interesting. Can even newborns climb like that or do they have to be a bit older?

[@sierraseven3680]

Seven and a half minutes of looking at trees ... two and a half minutes of actual rescue ... why? I would really like to have seen and heard more about the little flying fox and the rescue organization. Hope the baby makes it.

[@Megabattie]

Hi Sierra; my channel is a rescue channel and I put up a video per day; for little Fennex there was too much footage to put it all in one episode so I showed the rescue; since my channel is basically a vlog, I show the frustrations of rescue and the difficulties of finding my bat. The story continues a day later with footage of the little guy in care. Welcome to Megabattie, I'm Meg I put lots of information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put the fate of the animal if I know it, at the time I put the video up. I may put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is also a Happy Outcomes playlist if you want to only watch videos where the bat survives; this is a real life channel and you get the good, the bad, the ugly and distressing, and even my oopsies. You can find further videos on an individual bat by searching in the YT search bar for Megabattie/and the name of the bat you want to follow. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. I put up videos from Mandi and my rescue and care videos, so look to the title or description to figure out the context of the vids. Mandi doesn't rescue but she does a huge amount of rehabbing and has a lot of permanent care bats unable to be released for various reasons. She sends me the most amazing videos of her old retired bats in care; they've all got individual personalities and adorable quirks. Mandi lives 1200 kms away from me so I don't get to visit there often. I raise money for her on the videos. The rescue vids from my point of view are all mine, and if you hear me talking and see my hands in the videos doing bat care, then that's me too.

[@sierraseven3680]

​@@Megabattie Wow. Calm down. I'm sure that you do good things as an animal rescuer. Just try to see the video from the viewer's point.

[@Megabattie]

@@sierraseven3680 My regular viewers have no issue with this, so you're clearly a newcomer. Don't tell me to calm down; I should tell YOU to be more patient and to actually see the rhythm of life over the time frame I experience it. If you don't like the whole premise of the channel then be an adult and find something you do like.

[@sierraseven3680]

@@Megabattie I DO like the premise of the channel, I do support animal rescue, which I am involved in myself, and I love bats and I'm so glad that people help them. I'm just baffled as to why you would post a video that spent 75% of the time looking at trees. You could have started the video a minute or two before finding the little guy, and then spent more time on showing how you took care of him. It just doesn't make sense. Best of luck to you in your efforts to help the flying foxes.

[@Megabattie]

Sierra, it's MY channel; I choose what to show, and I choose to show that it's not all "walk up to an animal and pick it up off the ground". As I said, it's a vlog which shows reality. It's not reality if you don't show what you did to find the bat. I also have to edit and upload and answer questions and comments, so I choose what to put up for the day according to what time I have and what footage I have. Just because you think I should have cut out half the effort of finding the bat, I still couldn't have fitted all the other footage into a single video, and I didn't have time to figure out how to upload so it made sense. So I CHOSE to do this because it's MY channel and this is what channel creators do. I'm sure you could have culled it all too simple and concise, but that's not my style. I'm not sure what doesn't make sense to you. The second part of the video was put up the next day with the continuation of the story.

[@zander7671]

We always have to try...

[@missnaomi613]

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[@tecacotes]

🤞🙏🙏🙏💓